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Typical April weather is predicted for today's sports. Skies will be sunny and temperatures around 50 degrees on Soldiers Field. Strong northerly winds about 20 mph are forecast for the Charles River. And heavy clouds will cover Mt. Washington. No snow or rain is expected. Varsity Baseball vs., Brandeis 3 p.m. Soldiers Field Lacrosse vs. Tufts 2 p.m. Medford Rugby vs. New York 2:30 p.m. N.Y.C. Sailing vs. M.I.T. 1 p.m. Charles River Skiing vs Dartmouth noon Mt. Wash. Tennis vs. M.I.T. 1:30 p.m. M.I.T. Freshmen Lacrosse vs. Deerfield 2 p.m. B-School Field Track vs. Andover...
...engine by its right name: Stein prefers terms like "old lump" or "hot little innards" and modifies them with the word (?) "hairy." But the sloppiness which marks this book reaches a high mark in its "performance figures." Speaking of the successful Allard J-2 competition model, Stein says "130 mph is claimed but I wouldn't know." Actually the Allard's performance is 110 mph and accurate test figures on it are available. In many instances the plain lack of research is sloughed off with a remark like "the braking (is) all you could hope to expert." Any accurate comparison...
...denial of those stream-of-consciousness subtleties whereby James Joyce put to shame all "psychological" fiction before and since Ulysses. Mann's own model, down to the very bumpiness and cantankerousness of the style, is the dramatic monologue as developed by Browning. Many of his gripes, grouchings and mph-mph mannerisms are hardly superior to those of a young "character" actor playing an old man. Between these strict archaic boundaries he constructs a complexity of invention, scholarly research, literary criticism, topical satire, prophecy, pure poetry. In every refraction, like the turnings of light within the depths of an iceberg...
...night. It is hoped that due to increased interest in flying, the Club will be able to purchase an even better and more high powered ship this year. A modern three place biplane with a 165 horsepower motor is under consideration. This ship, combining a landing speed of 48 mph with a cruising speed of 115 mph, is ideal for club purpose. For the experienced Pilot, it will bring Philadelphia and Montreal within two and a half hour cruising range, while New York will be less than two hours away. Its low landing speed will make it a safe ship...